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lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
This started with an incomplete info-dump, and it was extremely fast-paced. I still enjoyed it, though, because as I got to know Saira, the main character, I understood where she was coming from. Not only that, but time travel is one of my favorite tropes in novels, and I loved how it worked here.
I’m going to buddy read the next book in the series with my COYER friends, too :)
This started with an incomplete info-dump, and it was extremely fast-paced. I still enjoyed it, though, because as I got to know Saira, the main character, I understood where she was coming from. Not only that, but time travel is one of my favorite tropes in novels, and I loved how it worked here.
I’m going to buddy read the next book in the series with my COYER friends, too :)
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review
3.0
3.5 stars
This started with an incomplete info-dump, and it was extremely fast-paced. I still enjoyed it, though, because as I got to know Saira, the main character, I understood where she was coming from. Not only that, but time travel is one of my favorite tropes in novels, and I loved how it worked here.
I’m going to buddy read the next book in the series with my COYER friends, too :)
This started with an incomplete info-dump, and it was extremely fast-paced. I still enjoyed it, though, because as I got to know Saira, the main character, I understood where she was coming from. Not only that, but time travel is one of my favorite tropes in novels, and I loved how it worked here.
I’m going to buddy read the next book in the series with my COYER friends, too :)
vmars314's review against another edition
5.0
This book was SO good. It had me hooked from the beginning and totally sucked me in. I'm diving into the next book right away.
Reread 2023: Still just as hooked. And I loved the new 10th anniversary epilogue from Ringo’s POV.
Reread 2023: Still just as hooked. And I loved the new 10th anniversary epilogue from Ringo’s POV.
authorkmg's review
5.0
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Let's hear it for a YA female lead that isn't boy obsessed and a complete moron! WAHOO!! Sure that may seem harsh, but let's be honest here. When was the last time we read a YA fantasy/paranormal/anything with a romantic element (although really if there's any romance in the story, it usually over shadows the entire plot. Therefore leaving readers (me) with a "eh" book) where the heroine wasn't completely ruled by hormones? Y'all does she fall in love? I guess? She feels something strong, but is wary. WHICH I LIKE. In fact when our hero is all "I love you" she's like, "dude chill, it's been a minute." LOVE THAT. This may seem like a very minor detail to harp on, but I'm not kidding you guys. So many female leads start off kick ass and strong. They are bucking the system, breaking necks and cashing checks! It's awesome! Then Johnny Two-Dimples and Wavy Locks saunters (because doesn't he always?) into the room and it's like common sense was a thing of the past. Anyway, Saira pretty much stays on the ass kickery trend for the majority of the book. This makes me very excited for the series!
As far as the world building within, it was amazing. Talk about sucking you in immediately. I love the time traveling aspect, it really is one of the better done time traveling books I've ever read. It's handled very well and if there were info gaps, I couldn't find any. I also got my degree in History so I tend to stay away from historical books because (and I'm not saying everyone does this) research into time periods tends to fall to the wayside. Not cool. NOT. COOL. White, however, stayed very true to the time periods she explored. I loved it. It helps that she's very eloquent with description because it allowed me to picture every detail of the locations and people our characters encountered. The whole experience was very magical. All the supporting characters are fantastic. I'm interested in everyone. Although I have to confess, I'm harboring a HUGE crush on Mr. Shaw!
In my opinion this was one of the strongest starts to a series I've ever read and I'm totally hooked on this writer's style. She's a weaver of tales! Highly recommend to everyone who loves adventure, time travel, fantasy, SciFi, historical fantasy, etc...
Let's hear it for a YA female lead that isn't boy obsessed and a complete moron! WAHOO!! Sure that may seem harsh, but let's be honest here. When was the last time we read a YA fantasy/paranormal/anything with a romantic element (although really if there's any romance in the story, it usually over shadows the entire plot. Therefore leaving readers (me) with a "eh" book) where the heroine wasn't completely ruled by hormones? Y'all does she fall in love? I guess? She feels something strong, but is wary. WHICH I LIKE. In fact when our hero is all "I love you" she's like, "dude chill, it's been a minute." LOVE THAT. This may seem like a very minor detail to harp on, but I'm not kidding you guys. So many female leads start off kick ass and strong. They are bucking the system, breaking necks and cashing checks! It's awesome! Then Johnny Two-Dimples and Wavy Locks saunters (because doesn't he always?) into the room and it's like common sense was a thing of the past. Anyway, Saira pretty much stays on the ass kickery trend for the majority of the book. This makes me very excited for the series!
As far as the world building within, it was amazing. Talk about sucking you in immediately. I love the time traveling aspect, it really is one of the better done time traveling books I've ever read. It's handled very well and if there were info gaps, I couldn't find any. I also got my degree in History so I tend to stay away from historical books because (and I'm not saying everyone does this) research into time periods tends to fall to the wayside. Not cool. NOT. COOL. White, however, stayed very true to the time periods she explored. I loved it. It helps that she's very eloquent with description because it allowed me to picture every detail of the locations and people our characters encountered. The whole experience was very magical. All the supporting characters are fantastic. I'm interested in everyone. Although I have to confess, I'm harboring a HUGE crush on Mr. Shaw!
In my opinion this was one of the strongest starts to a series I've ever read and I'm totally hooked on this writer's style. She's a weaver of tales! Highly recommend to everyone who loves adventure, time travel, fantasy, SciFi, historical fantasy, etc...
alexayres47's review against another edition
Fun premise, bland writing style on the worse end of supernatural YA fiction, lost me about halfway through when it started to get weirdly eugenicsy.
boozeandbooksnola's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
chllybrd's review
4.0
Yes I am going to say it again. I know I sound like a broken record. I should really know better by now. Sigh .... I didn't think I was going to enjoy MARKING TIME and I ended up not being able to put it down. There I said it, review done! j/k I will tell you more.
I had absolutely zero issues getting into MARKING TIME. Time travel is not usually my thing but this was nothing like I was expecting it to be and the time travel aspect made it all the better. I found the book to be pretty fast paced with a nice flow. I was never confused at where we were in the book and it doesn't skip around like I thought it might. There was a great alternative spin on Jack the Ripper used by the author and the history was fun. There was a lot of details to learn but noting overwhelming. The characters were interesting and engaging. Saira was someone I would love to be friends with and her friends provided a great support system. I do not want to mention too much else for fear I might give away something that was important to your thought process while reading so I will leave you with that.
I can not imagine how many books I have passed up on thinking that I was not going to be able to enjoy it. I am happy that MARKING TIME was one I said yes too, I really enjoyed Saira's journey as she found out who she really was. I'm excited about the series now and hope that book 2 is just as good.
I had absolutely zero issues getting into MARKING TIME. Time travel is not usually my thing but this was nothing like I was expecting it to be and the time travel aspect made it all the better. I found the book to be pretty fast paced with a nice flow. I was never confused at where we were in the book and it doesn't skip around like I thought it might. There was a great alternative spin on Jack the Ripper used by the author and the history was fun. There was a lot of details to learn but noting overwhelming. The characters were interesting and engaging. Saira was someone I would love to be friends with and her friends provided a great support system. I do not want to mention too much else for fear I might give away something that was important to your thought process while reading so I will leave you with that.
I can not imagine how many books I have passed up on thinking that I was not going to be able to enjoy it. I am happy that MARKING TIME was one I said yes too, I really enjoyed Saira's journey as she found out who she really was. I'm excited about the series now and hope that book 2 is just as good.
eve_boobies's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
I really, really enjoyed this book. I’ll admit, it took me a couple of attempts to finally get fully into this, I saw the potential but it was slow going in the beginning. I’m so glad I had patience though because the payoff was brilliant.
This is the kind of book where you can tell how much love the author put into it. Y’know, the world was built so well, the thought and research that must have gone into this is well appreciated.
It’s not without its faults of course, some of the regular NLOG behaviour you come to expect from YA but none of it ever actually managed to put me off. Our main character had a couple issues with communication near the end that I would have liked to see resolved better, but all worked out well in the end.
The characters were interesting, we’re introduced to quite a lot of people considering this is the first book in a series, but it’s clear to see that every single character was thought through and developed properly. You can tell that a book has this if you’re actually able to remember their names and whatever facts you learn about them. I also really enjoyed the setting. Often times the whole “American in England” thing can be pretty cringe but this was done well, it was never a massive issue. Also, this book did manage to make me lose a few tears so props for that.
That’s basically it. I liked this very much and I can’t wait to get started on book 2 (my bank account isn’t so happy but one must treat oneself every now and then).
I really, really enjoyed this book. I’ll admit, it took me a couple of attempts to finally get fully into this, I saw the potential but it was slow going in the beginning. I’m so glad I had patience though because the payoff was brilliant.
This is the kind of book where you can tell how much love the author put into it. Y’know, the world was built so well, the thought and research that must have gone into this is well appreciated.
It’s not without its faults of course, some of the regular NLOG behaviour you come to expect from YA but none of it ever actually managed to put me off. Our main character had a couple issues with communication near the end that I would have liked to see resolved better, but all worked out well in the end.
The characters were interesting, we’re introduced to quite a lot of people considering this is the first book in a series, but it’s clear to see that every single character was thought through and developed properly. You can tell that a book has this if you’re actually able to remember their names and whatever facts you learn about them. I also really enjoyed the setting. Often times the whole “American in England” thing can be pretty cringe but this was done well, it was never a massive issue. Also, this book did manage to make me lose a few tears so props for that.
That’s basically it. I liked this very much and I can’t wait to get started on book 2 (my bank account isn’t so happy but one must treat oneself every now and then).